Carl Girouard testified in his murder trial on Wednesday, telling the jury that by the time he turned 18, he became obsessed with an urge to complete a mission – one that required him to kill people and to die.Carl Girouard is facing two counts of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder. (Screenshot/Video…
Jonathan Laferriere’s legal ordeal began when he sold a condo in 2018. He was sued for $4,000 without ever having been informed about the legal action against him. The decision has been overturned, but he’s still being asked to pay interest and legal fees.Jonathan Laferriere says his ‘Kafkaesque’ experience with Quebec’s small claims court has…
Hydro-Québec, a government-owned public utility, will be putting out two calls for tender for massive renewable energy projects in an effort to meet growing demands for electricity while maintaining the government’s environmental commitments.Premier François Legault says his government is taking concrete actions for the environment and employment. ( Marguerite Morin/Radio-Canada)Hydro-Québec, a government-owned public utility, will…
In less than a week, 8,600 health-care workers have been absent mostly due to COVID-19, says Quebec’s interim public health director Dr. Luc Boileau. Dr. Luc Boileau, Quebec’s public health director , is urging Quebecers to exercise more caution in the face of a potential sixth wave of COVID-19. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press)Quebec’s interim public health…
Environment Minister Benoit Charette says his government will forge ahead with a plan to relax regulations on nickel emissions in line with European standards, despite pushback from a wide array of groups.The Quebec City Port and adjacent Limoilou neighbourhood have the highest atmospheric concentration of nickel in all of Canada. (Carl Boivin/Radio-Canada)Environment Minister Benoit Charette…
The 81-year-old resident of Montreal’s Saint-Joseph-de-la-Providence long-term care home died three days after a Red Cross worker helping out at the residence had found her in an appalling state.Seniors’ advocates say they’re horrified at the conditions an 81-year-old woman was found in three days before she died at the Saint-Joseph-de-la-Providence long-term care home in the Montreal…
A recent study into waste management in Quebec has highlighted that the practice of open-air burning of waste in the north should be a cause for concern for the people and the land.Smoke rises from the garbage dump in Salluit, Nunavik. It is one of 14 communities that has an open-air dump with regular burnings.…
Jean Charest considered running for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada two years ago, but decided against it. Now in what some are calling a “battle for the soul” of the party, Charest is once again being floated as a possible leader.Former Premier Jean Charest’s name is once again being floated as a…
Quebec is maintaining a 25 per cent stake in the old C Series commercial jet program and at least 2,500 full-time jobs in the province with the announcement of the new investment in the Airbus A220 aircraft.An Airbus employee works under the wing of an Airbus A220 at the assembly plant in Mirabel, Que., Feb.…
Gilles Vigneault, 93, says in a statement Monday that he is standing in solidarity with Neil Young and Joni Mitchell by removing his music from Spotify.Gilles Vigneault is an award-winning songwriter, singer and poet who wrote songs considered by many to be the province’s unofficial anthems: Mon pays and Gens du pays. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian…